Zamora Municipality, Aragua

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Municipio Zamora
Location of Zamora within Aragua [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Aragua
Shiretown	Villa de Cura
Area	649 km² (403 sq mi)
Population (2007)	145,742
Density	224.56/km² (361.4/sq mi)
Mayor	Stefano Mangione
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0244
Website	zamora-aragua.gob.ve

The Zamora Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 145,742.^[1] The town of Villa de Cura is the shire town of the Zamora Municipality.^[2]

1 History
2 Demographics
3 Government
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

The city of Villa de Cura was founded on May 25, 1722.

[edit] Demographics

The Zamora Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 145,742 (up from 127,595 in 2000). This amounts to 8.8% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 361.4 people per square mile (224.56/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Zamora Municipality is Stefano Mangione, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 33% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into five parishes; Capital Zamora, Magdaleno, San Francisco de Asís, Valles de Tucutunemo, and Augusto Mijares (separated from San Francisco de Asís parish effective 16/12/97).^[7]